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Ethiopia’s Tigray War: Why the West Missed the 21st Century’s Deadliest War

On November 2, 2022, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met with representatives from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front in Pretoria, South Africa aiming to put an end to the two years of conflict in northern Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s government and Tigrayan authorities agreed on an “orderly, smooth and coordinated disarmament” that…

International Law

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Ethiopia’s Tigray War: Why the West Missed the 21st Century’s Deadliest War
Ethiopia’s Tigray War: Why the West Missed the 21st Century’s Deadliest War
International Law

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May 22

Why Nationality Rights Protect Women’s Safety

Since its inception, the Statelessness Project of Boston University International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC) has advocated for the adoption of gender-equal nationality legislation — granting men and women equal access to nationality and citizenship rights. As of today, 24 countries do not allow women to pass their nationality to their…

Nationality

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Why Nationality Rights Protect Women’s Safety
Why Nationality Rights Protect Women’s Safety
Nationality

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May 20

The Not-So Beautiful Game: Public-Private Partnerships, Migrant Workers, and the Qatar World Cup

“Thank you for believing in change,” His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Chairman of the Qatar Bid Committee told FIFA. “Thank you for believing in Qatar. We will not let you down, you will be proud of us.” To prepare for the World Cup, Qatar undertook numerous infrastructure…

Migrant Workers

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The Not-So Beautiful Game: Public-Private Partnerships, Migrant Workers, and the Qatar World Cup
The Not-So Beautiful Game: Public-Private Partnerships, Migrant Workers, and the Qatar World Cup
Migrant Workers

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May 12

Responsibility Sharing at Home is Already Happening — Let’s Make it Just.

Responsibility Sharing at Home is Already Happening — Let’s Make it Just. From the New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/as-told-to/the-artist-jr-lifts-a-mexican-child-over-the-border-wall From the summer of 2022 through mid-September, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis used state funds to transport recently arrived migrants to large, democratically governed cities like New York, Chicago…

Immigration

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Responsibility Sharing at Home is Already Happening — Let’s Make it Just.
Responsibility Sharing at Home is Already Happening — Let’s Make it Just.
Immigration

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May 8

In Harm’s Way: How the U.S. Government Could be Liable for Migrant Disappearances Under Title 42

Asylum seekers coming to the United States fleeing violence in their home countries may face the very harm they sought to escape under immigration policies that allow the United States to ignore its own role in migrant disappearances at the border. The federal government has used an outdated public health…

Title 42

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In Harm’s Way: How the U.S. Government Could be Liable for Migrant Disappearances Under Title 42
In Harm’s Way: How the U.S. Government Could be Liable for Migrant Disappearances Under Title 42
Title 42

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Apr 25

The Deadly Transit Through Morocco to Europe

In the late 1990s, Morocco was considered a popular transit country due to its close proximity to Europe, namely Spain. It was not until the last decade or so that Morocco’s migrant and refugee population dramatically increased. Much of the increase is a direct result of conflicts that escalated during…

Morocco

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The Deadly Transit Through Morocco to Europe
The Deadly Transit Through Morocco to Europe
Morocco

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Mar 11

Representatives from Boston University’s International Human Rights Clinic Seek to Hold China Accountable for Ongoing Human Rights Violations with their Participation in the Recent Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights Review

Background to the 73rd Session of the CESCR Review of China Last week from February 13th until February 16th representatives from Boston University’s International Human Rights Clinic (the Clinic) headed to Geneva to participate in the Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights’ (CESCR) review of China. Students from the…

Human Rights

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Representatives from Boston University’s International Human Rights Clinic Seek to Hold China…
Representatives from Boston University’s International Human Rights Clinic Seek to Hold China…
Human Rights

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Jan 13

Fire in the Uyghur Region Triggers Nationwide Protests

Xinjiang, a region in western China, made headlines in late November 2022 when a fire broke out in a high-rise apartment building, killing at least ten Uyghur people and sparking widespread protests across the country. The Uyghurs are predominantly Muslim and Turkic people living primarily in western China’s Xinjiang region…

Uyghur

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Fire in the Uyghur Region Triggers Nationwide Protests
Fire in the Uyghur Region Triggers Nationwide Protests
Uyghur

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Dec 24, 2022

How do you prove that you exist? The daily dilemma of stateless people

Imagine being born in a country and living there your whole life but never being able to prove it. You have no birth certificate, no government issued ID, no passport, and no way to get any of those documents that prove that you exist. This is the struggle that countless…

Stateless

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How do you prove that you exist? The daily dilemma of stateless people
How do you prove that you exist? The daily dilemma of stateless people
Stateless

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May 16, 2022

A Generation of Stateless People? Children of Tunisian ISIS fighters and their right to nationality

Over the last decade, an estimated 40,000 persons have left their countries to join ISIS. Tunisian nationals who joined ISIS in Iraq, Libya or Syria are estimated at between 4,500–6,000, making Tunisia the country with the highest number of ISIS fighters and affiliates per its population. Tunisia owes a duty…

Statelessness

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A Generation of Stateless People? Children of Tunisian ISIS fighters and their right to nationality
A Generation of Stateless People? Children of Tunisian ISIS fighters and their right to nationality
Statelessness

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